Pirates off the Somalia coast have increased their area of operation and use of violence despite unprecedented efforts to reduce piracy, a UN official said Monday. Assistant Secretary-General for Political AffairsTaye-Brook Zerihoun told the UN...

The Ugandan government is unlawfully infringing on its citizens' rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Tuesday. The report focuses on Uganda's increasing restrictions...

Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced on Monday that they will soon ratify a law that bans anyone found guilty of corruption from participating in politics. Egypt's deputy prime minister for political development Ali...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit on Monday in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina to challenge the state's newly adopted immigration law [SB 20...

Advocacy groups on Friday filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona asking a federal judge to block enforcement of the portion of the state's controversial immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news...

The Egypt activist group No Military Trials for for Civilians on Sunday condemned the arrest and imprisonment of Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd el Fattah by the Supreme Council of...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases regarding ineffective assistance of counsel . In both cases , the court is being asked to determine how poor legal...

Militia from the Libyan city of Misrata are torturing and terrorizing the displaced supporters of deceased former leader Muammar Gaddafi , according to a report released Sunday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) ....

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule on whether crosses placed beside highways as memorials to deceased Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) troopers is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. The court denied certiorari...

The Tunisia State News Agency (TAP) announced Monday that the Tunisian Justice Ministry has issued a warrant for Suha Arafat, the widow for former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . The warrant was issued...